Sanitary pad holder



June 6, 1933. J. MEYER SANITARY. PAD HOLDER Filed April 20, 19 51 2Sheets-Sheet 1 INVENTOR /Zvseplghe Meyer ATTORNEY June 6, 1933.

SANITARY PAD HOLDER Filed April 20, 1931 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 {a 5 A 2 2 525 2 15 p 6 .5

INVENTOR 5 7 cfase kane Meyer ATTORNEY Patented June 6, 1933 UNITEDSTATETSTPA'TENT oFF1cE JOSEPHINE MEYER, or SEATTLE, WASHINGTON SANITARYPAD HOLDER Application filed April 20, 1931. Serial No. 531,338.

My invention relates to a sanitary pad the belt as an essential part ofmy invention. holder. j 7 It may be of any suitable construction andSerious objection obtains to the holders or material, and in fact mightbe dispensed with belts as heretoforecommonly described, in if othersuitable means for supporting the that they fail to hold. the padpositively pad holder be available. My invention reagainst dislodgmentand at the same time be sides in the pad holder and not in the belt.readily releasable when a changeis desired. The pad holder has a main orbody portion Again, metallic fasteners, as snaps or pins, consisting ofa web or band '2 provided at commonly employed to hold the pad, areobits ends with means for suspension supports.

10 jectionable; also no protection is afforded Such means as shownconsist of buckles 10 against the ends of the pad, by means of orequivalent devices, adapted to engage the which ends the pad isretained, becoming suspension webs 9 in adjustable positions. soiled andno provision is made for auto- The body portion or band 2 should be of amatic means of application of a deodorant waterproof fabric or materialwhich may be 15 or antiseptic substance. readily cleansed, as, forinstance, rubber or The above mentioned general objects of a rubberizedor otherwise Waterproofed my invention, together with others inherentwoven fabric. in the same, are attained by the device illus- At theupper face of the pad holder, that trated. in the following drawings,the same is, the face which is placed next to the wearer,

20 being preferred exemplary forms of embodia pocket is provided at eachend by stitching, 7

ment of my invention, throughout which vulcanizing or otherwise securinga flap 3 drawings like reference numerals indicate thereto. This pocketopens towards the cenlike parts tral section of the holder. Within eachFigure 1 is a perspective view of my depocket is a pad holding orsecuring member vice with a pad placed in wearing position consistingofa transversely extending narthereon. row strip or tape 4, secured tothe pad holder Fig. 2 is a top plan view of my pad holder. body at itsends, which are preferably turned Fig. 3 is a bottom plan view of my padover and secured in the marginal stitching as holder. well as about eachend portion, of the tape.

Fig. 4 is a section taken on line 44 of Fig. By stitching the endportions of the tape, not 2, and including a portion of the supportingonly is it made secure, but the opening is rebelt. duced the better tohold the retaining parts Fig. 5 is a sectional view on line 5-5 of assetforth hereinafter. 35 Fig. 2. The pad 5 as illustrated is of a wellknown Fig. 6 is a sectional view on line 66 of and standard constructionconsisting of a Fig. 2. piece of gauze surrounding a body of ab- Fig. 7is a sectional view on line 77 of sorbent material. The end portionsofthe Fig. 2. gauze, or the reduced end portions 13 of the 40 The devicenormally Will be worn by pad or cloths to be used, are first placed overwomen during their monthly periods, howthe holding loop or tape 4,passedback or outever, it may be worn by both men and women wardly under thetape, and then tucked back in case of infection of the parts involved,or into the pocket over the tape, thus forming for bladder and likeailments. Ordinarily, a wrapping or looping about the tape. The it willbe oifered for sale in connection with flap 3, which forms one wall ofthe pocket a supporting means, such, for instance as a by pressing uponthe tip of the pad and belt 1, having suspension webs, or tabs 9.wrapping holds it securely in place so that Such belt, as well as thesuspension tabs, the pad cannot work loose, slip or fall out, wouldpreferably be of elastic material or even if the wearer indulgesinathletic stunts 60 provided with sections of elastic material. I orother activities. When the device is not do not consider the specificconstruction of in use, even without the tension and extra I wearer, orbecome rusty when laundered.

The flap 3 thus performs two flmctions (1) forms a pocket which shieldsor protects the retaining member, the tape 4, from becoming soiled and(2) acts as a binder to said-reduced ends of the pad.

On the outer or lower face of the pad holder as it is worn, a pocket maybe provided for holding a change of pads. This is done by stitching apiece 6 along the side edges of the pad holder. One end is open, tapeturned under and stitched, but the other is stitched to close it. Inthis pocket is placed a second pad which may be substituted for theother when the latter is discarded.

On the outer orlower face of the pad holdi er at one end, a pocket ispreferably provided by stitching a piece 7 to the body piece, leavingthe pocket open towards the end of the holder, said pocket having holes8 extending through the band 2. In this may be placed a deodorant, orantiseptic powder, or like substance, which gradually sifts, percolatesor passes through the holes 8 and falls upon the pad. Thus a reservoirfor a deodorant or antiseptic powder and an automatic feeding out of thesame is provided. Also in the pocket may be carried a small puff 12which may be employed to make special or separate application of thepowder to particular parts of the body in time of discomfort.

The edges 11, of the band 2 are preferably notched or scalloped so thata continuous edge is avoided and chafing prevented. This makes possibleputting the desired tension on the band without discomfort to thewearer. Let it be noted that this tension on the holder is highlyimportant and accordingly provision against irritation, cutting orchaifing is required to secure comfort. My invention prevents suchdifliculties by employing the scalloped or notched edge 11. Theimportance of this feature in making the device as a whole entirelyoperable is very great.

Tlie above described pad holder provides means for effectively securingthe pad or napkin. without employing a metallic or rigid means, andtherefore contributes to the comfort of the wearer. It also providesstorage for a reserve or change of pads and a place for carrying asupply of powder which automatically renders antiseptic the holder.

Furthermore, my invention provides a sanitary pad holder characterizedby the positive holding means for retaining the pad which therefromrelieves against all anxiety of the pad part becoming released andfalling down.

Obviously, changes may be made in the forms, dimensions and arrangementof the parts of my invention, without departing from the principlethereof, the above setting forth only preferred forms of embodiment.

I claim:

1. A sanitary pad holder embodying a band provided with means wherebyapad may be secured to one side thereof, and a deodorant antisepticsubstance holding pocket disposed on the other side and on one end ofsaid band, and holes extending through said band located at the base ofsaid deodorant antiseptic substance holding pocket, whereby saidmaterial may gradually fall through the pad disposed upon the side ofthe band opposite to said deodorant antiseptic substance holding pocket.

2. A sanitary pad holder embodying a band provided on one side at eachend with a pocketv opening towards the middle of the band; a padsecuring means in the form of a tape having its ends secured to saidband within each of said pockets and extending transversely of the band,whereby the reduced end portion of a pad may be wrapped about said tapeand securely held in place by the pressure obtaining upon said wrappingswith in said pocket and said tape protected against soiling; and adeodorant antiseptic substance holding pocket disposed on the other sideand on one end of said band, and holes extending through said bandlocated at the base of said deodorant antiseptic substance holdingpocket, whereby said material may gradually fall through the paddisposed upon the side of the band opposite to said deodorant antisepticsubstance holding pocket.

In witness whereof, I hereunto subscribe my name this-14 day of April,1928.

JOSEPHINE MEYER.

